Shining Rayquaza

A PSA 10 currently sells for about $1,311, raw the card sits at $140.72 — 9,3× as much. Of 11.262 copies already graded, 27 % received a 10 and 48 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $512.59 on average, before fees and shipping. Rule of thumb: submit when the value at a realistic grade is at least double the raw value — which is the case here. Centering decides it: an off-centre card will not get a 10. The grade distribution comes from the PSA Population Report; people pre-sort before submitting, so your own hit rate may differ.

Across 100 auctions the median was $147.05, across 335 fixed-price sales $132.58. Auctions therefore fetched about 11 % more — worth it mainly for sought-after cards with several bidders.

Half of all sales fell between $76.24 and $135.10, with a median of $104.80. Selling fast lands you nearer the lower end; with patience, good photos and a complete title the upper end is achievable.

The cheapest genuine sales were around $56.12. Offers well below $33.67 are typically fakes, mislabelled cards or a different variant — ask for photos of all four borders and a close-up of the surface.

From real sales: French $183.92 (23), English $120.15 (478), German $84.19 (29). French fetches about 118 % more.

lastsold uses only real sales — eBay plus auction houses like Goldin & Fanatics — recent sales count more (recency weighting), outliers and fakes are removed. It's not an estimate but actual sold prices, separated by condition, language and grading.